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Letters Pimm No. 60,980, me January 1, 1867.

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` Be it known that I, LORENZO D. WOOD'MANSEE, of Dayton, in Montgomery county, Ohio, have invented a new and useful improvement in Bridle-Bits; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof,lrefcrence being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon..

Figure 1 represents my improved bit complete.

Figure 2'is a detached view of same.

The object of my invention is to fnrnish a bridle-bit which will enable the rider or driver to govern stubborn horses with ease, and prevent them from turning to the right or left, except es directed; andmy invention consists in the combination of four bars of' iron or other meteldirectly with the mouth-piece withoutthe interposition of a ringor rings.

The bar s A A are connected Vby loops in vtheir ends with the bars B B, whichY are in vlike manner connected to the mouth-piece a. The head-stall buckles into the upper ends of the bars B B, and the reins are connected to the ends of the bars A A. These bars A A are connected together by a strap, which may be shortened or lengthened by means `of a. buckle. The mouth-piece may be either jointed or rigid, and the bars A and B are made rigid also, but must be connected directly to the bit or mouth-piece by joints, as represented in the drawings. In using my improved bit, the under jaw of the horse isfplaced Within the surrounding, consisting oi' the strap d, mouth-piece o, and bars A A; and by means of a strap, provided with a buckle, the bars A A may be adjusted to fit closely to the under jaw, or left more loosely, as' may be required. The bars A and B may be several inches long. y My improved bit will el'ectually govern the horse'and guide him in the direction desired, Y

beeause'of its capability of compressing between the barsandhm'outh-piece 4either side of the animals jaw; and under all conditions the tvvo bars A A retain their parallel position, or nearly so. \Wheri it is desired to rein zr stnbbor-horse to the right or left, by pulling upon the rein the bit will assumean elongatcdform diagonally, and thereby clamp and compress the' jaw atthat side ,of theanimals mouth at which the mouth-piece and one otlthe bars A will form an acute angle. Bits o f this construction cannot be drawn through the animals mouth; but by the means of the rigid bars and their connections, the animal may be wieldedf as it were, endv com'- pletely controlled by the rider or driver. By varying the length'of the strap under the-lower jaw, the compres-` sion may be givenat any desired point on` the mouth or jew of the horse.

Havingfully-described my improvements in bridle-bits, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-f- The combination of therigid bars A and'B, jointed directly to the mouth-piece of a bridle-bit, end operating in the manner substantially as and for the purpose described.r

L. D'. WOODMANSEE.

Witnesses:

`J. H. BAGGOTT, JNO. vC. BAeGorr. 

